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all the ages are of concern us to. we are glad we've been able to y klentify them and apprehend them and get them off the streety >> reporter: pole say 14-year-old trejon hardy murdered the man july 28th. the victim was steps from his house when he was stabbed in the chest during a robbery. >> i think it's sad myself, personally. waldorf has been known to be relatively family-oriented, you know? to hear something like that, it's not good. >> reporter: gutierrez's brother was also targeted in the robbery and was able to bite one suspect benjamin thomas. that mark linked thomas to the murder. >> one suspect had a large bite mark on the back of his arm. >> did that hpou y identify the person being there? >>t helped in the >>case ye >> reporter: police charged four additional suspects with armed robbery a week before the ng.ye a number of workers lived here and they were being targeted because the suspects believe they were carrying cash. people were relieved to hear the arrest has been made. >> it's a relief. i'm ver surp
all the ages are of concern us to. we are glad we've been able to y klentify them and apprehend them and get them off the streety >> reporter: pole say 14-year-old trejon hardy murdered the man july 28th. the victim was steps from his house when he was stabbed in the chest during a robbery. >> i think it's sad myself, personally. waldorf has been known to be relatively family-oriented, you know? to hear something like that, it's not good. >> reporter: gutierrez's brother was...
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and use that as a propaganda tool. the white house has to resist being used in that way. >> what's the next step in is it an opening or is it just what it is, he went in, goat the journalists, he's gone and the door closes behind him? >> well, u.s. officials say they don't want this to change our stated stance, which is that we're going to continue to pursue millionity party talks to get them to abandon their nuclear weapons program, that we're going to continue to use the u.n. to press for sanctionses. because remember that north korea has been firing off missiles left and right. so they're not going to change. but i think clearly there's a little bit more sunlight. bill clinton is there and i think he'll report back certainly to the president. they don't want to make that .seric, but also oth u . of s about the state of kim jung il's health. there's been a lot of speculation about that. clearly we're concerned. this is a -- the u.s. should be concerned. it's a did i think you arerous mission with nuclear weapons. we
and use that as a propaganda tool. the white house has to resist being used in that way. >> what's the next step in is it an opening or is it just what it is, he went in, goat the journalists, he's gone and the door closes behind him? >> well, u.s. officials say they don't want this to change our stated stance, which is that we're going to continue to pursue millionity party talks to get them to abandon their nuclear weapons program, that we're going to continue to use the u.n. to...
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we could use a few rain showers. overnight tonight, some of those around martinsburg, still frederick. and, again, southern maryland is a chance. after basketball 10:00, 11:00, everything sets also down. an area of low pressure coming up the coast. i think there is a chance, slight chance, for you folks in the mountains. into southern ryland, st. mary's county, a chance we will be seeing rain showers. also, right around here. 60% chance right in washington. especially by mid morning to early afternoon, few rain showers. humidity is still with us into the weekend. i think a lot of sunshine saturday and sunday. looks nice now. with temperatures in the mid 80s. and that's better than the mid 90s. remaining humid and into next week. after all, it is august. but still also a lot of spots remaining on the dry side. back to you. >> all right. thanks, bob. getting better. >>> let's see what we are working on for "news4 at 6:00" tonight. >> working on a number of things. coming up on "news4 at 6:00," we will explain why the g
we could use a few rain showers. overnight tonight, some of those around martinsburg, still frederick. and, again, southern maryland is a chance. after basketball 10:00, 11:00, everything sets also down. an area of low pressure coming up the coast. i think there is a chance, slight chance, for you folks in the mountains. into southern ryland, st. mary's county, a chance we will be seeing rain showers. also, right around here. 60% chance right in washington. especially by mid morning to early...
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not up to us. we take it before a court of law and the judge makes the final decision as to what the outcome of the dogs are. >> reporter: leesburg police and animal control want to meet with the family tomorrow to discuss their options. if family members decide they would like to save the dogs this case could head to court and animal control will suggest that these dogs be euthanized because under county law they would be considered vicious. trisy wilkins, live in leesburg. wendy, back to you in the studio. >>> a man suspected of holding down a 14-year-old girl during a home invasion burglary iss custo st y.cu investigators say rulana entered the unit where three 25-year-old women and a 14-year-old girl were staying. police say once inside he held down the 14-year-old who was sleeping. she woke up and screamed and he ran out of the front door. being held at the fairfax county adult dissension center onburgry and a abduction. >>> the debate over health care reform has become heated. in some cases d
not up to us. we take it before a court of law and the judge makes the final decision as to what the outcome of the dogs are. >> reporter: leesburg police and animal control want to meet with the family tomorrow to discuss their options. if family members decide they would like to save the dogs this case could head to court and animal control will suggest that these dogs be euthanized because under county law they would be considered vicious. trisy wilkins, live in leesburg. wendy, back...
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this is really important to all of us, i think, to come out and use your credit card or you can do it at home. >> reporter: that's right. >> that's right. to purchase ten backpacks each. >> reporter: okay. that's your challenge. mohammed, you met the challenge. >> yes. we just recently opened. we only had first opportunity this year to do it. hopefully we can do it going forward and encourage t other businesses around to participate also. >> reporter: thank you so much. two examples of the generosity that we have been seeing since 6:00 this morning. people have come and donated generously and gone online and donated. the goal is to distribute thousands of backpacks to kids. needy kids. the backpacks are stuffed with supplies and basic and a few extras and supplies that will put smiles on kids' faces. most importantly, they will get kids ready for learning as the d ntieeool year getsll s ou still need your help go to participangonly ckpacke a x. you can donate store,ste, buy the t oheit yrreanou g coac tithe or nbcwashington.com. make your credit card donation that way. you can always
this is really important to all of us, i think, to come out and use your credit card or you can do it at home. >> reporter: that's right. >> that's right. to purchase ten backpacks each. >> reporter: okay. that's your challenge. mohammed, you met the challenge. >> yes. we just recently opened. we only had first opportunity this year to do it. hopefully we can do it going forward and encourage t other businesses around to participate also. >> reporter: thank you so...
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at the same time for us, it is about getting back into a rhythm. preseason is preparation for the regular season. and some plays you are not going show your whole hand what you will do for the regular season. a tough opponent in new york. for us it is about getting a feel of the game. >> let's not forget the jason campbell did not have santana moss and didn't have a starting running back clinton portis. definitely room on for improvement. this was a little slice. >> moving a little bit. >> preseason game number two next week against pittsburgh steelers and this will be at fedexfield. hopefully more burgundy than gold. >>> a new treatment on bad bones. women may soon have a drug t >>> in news4 your health, promise in the fight against cancer. researchers in massachusetts developed a technique to screen for drugs that attack cancer stem cells but leave healthy cells alone. cancer stem cells are difficult to locate andre often resistant tow standard treatment. but experiments with a drug were effective in attacking stem cells of breast cancer. mice we
at the same time for us, it is about getting back into a rhythm. preseason is preparation for the regular season. and some plays you are not going show your whole hand what you will do for the regular season. a tough opponent in new york. for us it is about getting a feel of the game. >> let's not forget the jason campbell did not have santana moss and didn't have a starting running back clinton portis. definitely room on for improvement. this was a little slice. >> moving a little...
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now they believe us and love our news. we get the news back to them. >> reporter: you represent the american point off view or a journalistic point of view? >> no. journalistic point of view because we prepare news balance. >> reporter: former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ronald newman was interviewed on both newscasts. he says that there are two key questions in this election. >> one is do all ethnic groups feel they have xoten to vote in reasonable numbers. they are not disenfranchised and the other is do afghanistans view the election of conduct, ballot counting, as fair. >> reporter: lena and her family fled afghanistan after the soviets invaded and she was about 9 years old. now as a journalist based in washington, she views this as an historic election. >> to be broadcasting this program from the united states, my people in afghanistan, i somehow represent that one day maybe if we overcome the challenges in afghanistan we will enjoy a democratic system as well. >> over the past couple of days, suicide bombers attac
now they believe us and love our news. we get the news back to them. >> reporter: you represent the american point off view or a journalistic point of view? >> no. journalistic point of view because we prepare news balance. >> reporter: former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ronald newman was interviewed on both newscasts. he says that there are two key questions in this election. >> one is do all ethnic groups feel they have xoten to vote in reasonable numbers. they are...
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she survived. >> all of us are impatient. nobody wants to wait for a 20-second countdown or for traffic to stop. but look what jeopay you put yourself in. >> reporter: a man was hit by two cars and killed when he tried to cross jefferson davis highway. he was not in a crosswalk. yesterday in bethesda, a man was struck and killed. he was not in the crosswalk either. >> it can be dangerous if you're not watching where you're going. >> reporter: many pedestrians say they cross in the middle of the street out of convenience. especially if the crosswalk is out of the way and they're in a rush. >> if you're in a hurry you, you know, don't think of the danger. >> reporter: officials want to change that behavior by ignoring sidewalks and the risks that are with them. >> i wait my turn and like wait a little more and make eye contact with people. >> safe experts say drivers have to take responsibility for pedestrian safety as well. they said don't speed especially in pedestrian areas and watch out for people in the roadway even if the
she survived. >> all of us are impatient. nobody wants to wait for a 20-second countdown or for traffic to stop. but look what jeopay you put yourself in. >> reporter: a man was hit by two cars and killed when he tried to cross jefferson davis highway. he was not in a crosswalk. yesterday in bethesda, a man was struck and killed. he was not in the crosswalk either. >> it can be dangerous if you're not watching where you're going. >> reporter: many pedestrians say they...
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he used to sell avantis. now the deals he makes may not rake in the same amount of money but they serve more of a problem. >> we get calls from businesses who say i could get a job or hire this person if they had transperation because the job jobs tend to be home health care or cleaning or things like that that require people to move around. construction. >> reporter: tom does much of the work on the cars. a vehicle like this minivan which could have ended up crushed will end up cruising for a needy person. >> it's running real well so i would say another three or four years out of it. >> they think the cash for clunkers legislation is a good idea but like an older engine it needs a little fine-tuning and he sees an upcoming appropriation from congress as a fine time for a pit stop. >> the senate is saying this week, a and they say they're going to make a decision by friday. i'm hoping they wake up a change it. >> reporter: derrick ward, "news 4." >>> climate experts are not impressed with what the cash for c
he used to sell avantis. now the deals he makes may not rake in the same amount of money but they serve more of a problem. >> we get calls from businesses who say i could get a job or hire this person if they had transperation because the job jobs tend to be home health care or cleaning or things like that that require people to move around. construction. >> reporter: tom does much of the work on the cars. a vehicle like this minivan which could have ended up crushed will end up...
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jane watrel joins us now to tell us how this shook out today. jane? >> well, wendy, joe vamosi says that many times in the past along fairfax county highways, he has stopped traffic to help geese and deer across the road. there are plenty of geese here. but recently in the eyes of the law, vamosi's actions nearly created a 15-car pile-up. they're a potential road hazard for motorists. every day, gaggles of geese try to cross busy highways and drivers have to choose whether to stop or not. >> some of us have morals that may be at odds with the law. >> reporter: what's what happened to joe vamosi, who came to traffic court to contest a jaywalking ticket. the hungarian man received it this summer for helping geese across the highways. >> we're only humans. if we don't protect animals, who is going to protect them? >> reporter: vamosi says he was driving down the parkway during rush hour when he spotted 11 geese trying to cross the road. he pulled to the sid and immediately stopped traffic, allowing the gaggle to go across four lanes of traffic. in court,
jane watrel joins us now to tell us how this shook out today. jane? >> well, wendy, joe vamosi says that many times in the past along fairfax county highways, he has stopped traffic to help geese and deer across the road. there are plenty of geese here. but recently in the eyes of the law, vamosi's actions nearly created a 15-car pile-up. they're a potential road hazard for motorists. every day, gaggles of geese try to cross busy highways and drivers have to choose whether to stop or not....
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and it is still right over us. humidity comes in and a little area of low pressure, ripple in the atmosphere. lifting to our north. but as it does, there's still another batch of rain to be coming in. you folks in culpeper, fauquier county, not seeing much. but look at the next batch down here around fredericksburg and on into southern maryland and moving into charles and up through charles county and into prince george's county. all of these areas like chesapeake beach and on into shady side where there are orange and reds. that's a torrential area of rain. moderate to heavy rains. and another batch. you can see down into the northern neck and heading into across the bay. all of this continues to move from the south to the north. future scan over the next couple of hours. that means it will be moving more for you folks out in the eastern suburbs. prince george's county, southeast washington. we will keep an eye on it. then there's danny. there's danny. still a minimal -- minimal tropical storm. right now winds are
and it is still right over us. humidity comes in and a little area of low pressure, ripple in the atmosphere. lifting to our north. but as it does, there's still another batch of rain to be coming in. you folks in culpeper, fauquier county, not seeing much. but look at the next batch down here around fredericksburg and on into southern maryland and moving into charles and up through charles county and into prince george's county. all of these areas like chesapeake beach and on into shady side...
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we could use some rain. the good news is for tropical sy theemdo bring needed rain to the southeast. outside right now, our current temperature in washington, it is still 90 degrees. we've had a lot of high clouds in over us. otherwise, our temperatures might have win well up into the 90s. that's our 17th 90-degree day. look at temperatures around the east. we're not alone. 92 in boston. we're at 90. a lot of 80s. boy, has it -- it's taking a bite out of the humidity. our dew point temperatures, we'll check that. it may be just briefly into the 50s. really 60s with the pattern that we've had. a few high clouds. there's that overall humid pattern. and unfortunately, as you can see, with high pressure in and around us, there's just nothing going on on doppler. earlier, there were a couple of little things trying to fire up out of the mountains of west virginia. here's where the action is. this is the ghost of claudette, continuing to bring heavy rains. heavy rain with thunderstorms around mobile and huntsville
we could use some rain. the good news is for tropical sy theemdo bring needed rain to the southeast. outside right now, our current temperature in washington, it is still 90 degrees. we've had a lot of high clouds in over us. otherwise, our temperatures might have win well up into the 90s. that's our 17th 90-degree day. look at temperatures around the east. we're not alone. 92 in boston. we're at 90. a lot of 80s. boy, has it -- it's taking a bite out of the humidity. our dew point...
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cnbc's mary thompson joins us live to break down the numbers for us and what they mean. what can you tell us? >> this is what happened. weekly jobless claims less than expected 10,000 for last week. still hefty levels. 570,000. continuing claims longer-term jobs will claims dropped to their lowest levels since april. that was good news. and also, you know, what xhsts basically took this mean is that it looks -- it looks, it looshgs, it looks like this is the beginning of a recovery. what they prefer to see are lower numbers on jobless rates but that's not going to happ until companies start to hire again. what they are extracting as far as good news goes, appears that the companies are basically laying off fewer workers these days. >> mary, how did the stock market respond to this news today? >> well, you know, an interesting session. it was pretty choppy. stocks did end on the plus side. eighth up session for the dow jones industrials average. but most of that was really due to a turnaround we saw in energy stocks and continued strength in financials. essentially invest
cnbc's mary thompson joins us live to break down the numbers for us and what they mean. what can you tell us? >> this is what happened. weekly jobless claims less than expected 10,000 for last week. still hefty levels. 570,000. continuing claims longer-term jobs will claims dropped to their lowest levels since april. that was good news. and also, you know, what xhsts basically took this mean is that it looks -- it looks, it looshgs, it looks like this is the beginning of a recovery. what...
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pat collins is live now in waldorf with the latest on this story for us. pat? >> reporter: 3 years old. they say he was in good health. then he dies mysteriously. we begin our story now with his mother. >> i just don't know what happened. you know. >> reporter: he was your baby boy. >> that was my baby boy. the youngest. >> reporter: do you think anything evil happened here? >> evil? i hope not.n i hope not. >> reporter: the victim, deshawn wade. he was just 3iers old. found dead yesterday at his mother's home in waldorf. he lives with his dad in prince george's county but occasionally stays with his mom. she lives in charles. w'sre deshawn wednesday morning. miss wade remembers talking to hiaround 6:30 as she was going off to work. she says she told him to go back to bed. she left him in the care of his two sisters, ages 14 and w 11. they tried to wake him up around 8:00 or 8:30 but no response. >> woke him up to go to the bathroom. he wasn't up. >> reporter: he never woke up. >> he never got up. eyes halfway open. they ran to call my girlfriend and called the
pat collins is live now in waldorf with the latest on this story for us. pat? >> reporter: 3 years old. they say he was in good health. then he dies mysteriously. we begin our story now with his mother. >> i just don't know what happened. you know. >> reporter: he was your baby boy. >> that was my baby boy. the youngest. >> reporter: do you think anything evil happened here? >> evil? i hope not.n i hope not. >> reporter: the victim, deshawn wade. he was...
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joining us now is cnbc reporter matt nesto. matt, sometimes it feels like we are getting mixed messages that one minute we hear that the jobless benefits claims jumped one week but we also hear unemployment rate generally looking better. can you interpret this for us? >> this is cash this is like psychology. i'm on my couch and we live day to point to data point. this is exactly what we had today. you are referring to last week's monthly jobs report. the nonforeign payrolls, the unemployment rate slip down a bit. that's the job creation or the -- in this case, the pace that we are losing jobs on a monthly basis. of course, every single week, we get the same -- numbers in terms of how many people are filing initial jobless claims. which is what we got today. every thursday and the number was slightly worse than expected. a volatile number, weekly number. economists tend to want to look at these things over moving average, four-week average. and, you know, give or take. the number was more or less in line where we have seen it an
joining us now is cnbc reporter matt nesto. matt, sometimes it feels like we are getting mixed messages that one minute we hear that the jobless benefits claims jumped one week but we also hear unemployment rate generally looking better. can you interpret this for us? >> this is cash this is like psychology. i'm on my couch and we live day to point to data point. this is exactly what we had today. you are referring to last week's monthly jobs report. the nonforeign payrolls, the...
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police tell us they found a vehicle matching the description of one used in an earlier robbery in the area. when they approached the vehicle, police say that the suspect drove int the police car and then tried to run down one of the officers. that officer fired multiple shots and the suspect died at the scene. the suspect has been identified as brian dalkis. the officer was not injured. >>> three people, including a u.s. park police officer, were injured in a crash on the baltimore-washington parkway today. it happened about 8:00 this morning. here in the southbound lanes near route 193 and laurel. investigators say that the officer was making a traffic stop when he got out of his cruiser and a pickup truck veered off the road and slammed into the officer's cruiser. that car rolled over the officer and he was dragged nearly 40 feet. he suffered bumps and bruises. everyone is expected to recover from their injuries. >>> the police in prince william county are looking for the driver of a vehicle that was involvd i hi ruann. hit-and-run. enhaeaedpper nth harsteoninti c of lee wis wike no
police tell us they found a vehicle matching the description of one used in an earlier robbery in the area. when they approached the vehicle, police say that the suspect drove int the police car and then tried to run down one of the officers. that officer fired multiple shots and the suspect died at the scene. the suspect has been identified as brian dalkis. the officer was not injured. >>> three people, including a u.s. park police officer, were injured in a crash on the...
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give us the details. >> that's right. the fourth straight monthly gains for existing home salesk o7.2% on ntmoer esbi biggest gain in ten years. year over year basis up 5%. sales rose in all regions of the country with the exception of the west. one of the driving factors of this is we continue to see declines in home prices. immediate price of t driving new home buyers into the market. >> the sales also included fewer foreclosed homes. do analysts believe that trend will continue? where do they believe the housing market is headed now? >> a number of them believe we are in the early stages of recovery in the market. tax credit expires in november for home buyers and we will see if this that puts a damper on activity. as far as foreclosed homes go, they accounted for about -- distressed sales, accounted for 31% of july's existing home sales. down from 45% to 60%. it is a trend that is expected to continue. >> federal reserve board chairman ben bernanke gave his most optimistic assessment today good the u.s. economy. when
give us the details. >> that's right. the fourth straight monthly gains for existing home salesk o7.2% on ntmoer esbi biggest gain in ten years. year over year basis up 5%. sales rose in all regions of the country with the exception of the west. one of the driving factors of this is we continue to see declines in home prices. immediate price of t driving new home buyers into the market. >> the sales also included fewer foreclosed homes. do analysts believe that trend will continue?...
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he believed in us. he said that d.c. should not be the nation's last colony. >> reporter: jenkins walked up to kennedy and barack obama last year at american university. >> and i went right up to them and they -- informed me enthusiasticallyhat yes, we support full statehood. >> we will hear more about local people who fell the kennedy impact right here in the nation's capital. wendy, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thanks, tom. >>> senator kennedy was a true champion of health care. one of his life's long goals was to achieve universal health care for america. a goal he would never see completed. it was one year ago that he spoke about that at the democratic national convention. >> and this is the cause of my life. new hope. that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every american, north, south, east, west, young, old will have decent quality health care as a fundamental right and not a privilege. >> kennedy's colleagues and congress continue to grapple with what the late senator called the cause of his life.
he believed in us. he said that d.c. should not be the nation's last colony. >> reporter: jenkins walked up to kennedy and barack obama last year at american university. >> and i went right up to them and they -- informed me enthusiasticallyhat yes, we support full statehood. >> we will hear more about local people who fell the kennedy impact right here in the nation's capital. wendy, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thanks, tom. >>> senator kennedy was a true...
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that's allowed the heat to build on us. at the same time, it's also allowed some wild storms to our north. buffalo has had over an inch and a half of rain and has been flooding in buffalo, too. right now there are storms coming through west virginia and some nasty storms into western parts of pennsylvania. as a matter of fact, a new severe thunderstorm watch just issued for much of pennsylvania until 11:00 tonight. around us, there are just a few lonesome showers that you can see. some out of the mountains of west virginia. and a couple down to our south. so we'll keep an eye on that. tomorrow we may see a few more. look at silver springs right now. 90 degrees. tillma island, 87 degrees. so overnight tonight, here's what we'll be seeing. that watch that's in effect until 11:00. some of those storms up into pennsylvania may drift across the border into northeastern maryland. i think tomorrow there's a slight risk that we may see some around here. but we'll still be in the humidity, but with a lot of clouds. i think it won't
that's allowed the heat to build on us. at the same time, it's also allowed some wild storms to our north. buffalo has had over an inch and a half of rain and has been flooding in buffalo, too. right now there are storms coming through west virginia and some nasty storms into western parts of pennsylvania. as a matter of fact, a new severe thunderstorm watch just issued for much of pennsylvania until 11:00 tonight. around us, there are just a few lonesome showers that you can see. some out of...